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Horse profile

Purpendicular (GB)

4yo filly · Trainer Mike Murphy · Owner Philip Banfield
by Tasleet (GB) out of La Gessa (GB) (Largesse)
7 runs · 5 courses · from Apr 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Off 255 days · 8th of 9 Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile

Purpendicular is a filly by Tasleet out of La Gessa who is yet to win from seven starts. All seven runs have come over 6f to 7f with no places. Her best effort came when third of three at Brighton in Aug 2025. She last ran when eighth of nine off an official rating of 45 at Kempton in Feb 2026.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 83 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kempton (AW), 17 Dec 2025

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Flat 7 figures · best 104A · median 75
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)5104A754 · 104 / 79
Good to Firm1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
6f – 7f7104A754 · 104 / 79

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 50A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell (AW), 13 Jan 2026 Official rating 45 at the last run, 4 Feb 2026

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 7 figures · best 58A · median 40
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)558A484 · 58 / 49
Good to Firm1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
6f – 7f758A404 · 58 / 49

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style from 3 analysed runs

  • Held up 3 (100%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 1,169 runs since Jan 2008 (133 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 16% from 106. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13.8% from 354.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm6233.3%+23.1—
Good to Firm179179.5%−0.70 from 1
Good2412610.8%+0.60 from 1
Good to Soft1061716%+5.8—
Soft9988.1%−2.1—
Heavy28310.7%+0.5—
Standard (AW)510469%−1.20 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3544913.8%+3.6—
6f – 7f566498.7%−1.50 from 7
1m – 1m1f185179.2%−1—
1m2f – 1m4f5435.6%−4.6—
1m5f – 2m7114.3%+4.1—
2m1f – 2m4f200%−10.2—
2m5f – 3m100%−10.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
La Gessa (GB) (Largesse)

7 siblings in the archive, 7 winners — best of them Wordismybond (GB) (9 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Poet's Prize (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Wordismybond (GB)5197f–1m1fClass 5
Envoy (GB)1441m½f–1m4fClass 3
Tommy's Secret (GB)5445f–1mClass 4
Yorkstone (GB)3047f–1mClass 5
Poet's Lady (GB)1431m–1m½fClass 4
Poet's Prize (GB)425f–6fClass 2
Case Statement (GB)317f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Brighton 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Rob Hornby 2 0 0% −2.00
Sean D Bowen 2 0 0% −2.00
Dylan Hogan 2 0 0% −2.00
Gina Mangan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 6 0 0% −6.00
None 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 5 0 0% −5.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
04 Feb 26+22d Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 9 ran Settled at the back of the field early - remained outpaced through the contest - never able to challenge - finished eighth 8/9 4¼ 9-0 4575A37A Rob Hornby 33/1
13 Jan 26+27d Southwell (AW) Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Classified Stakes (Div 1) Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran Held up in the pack - pressed for effort inside final furlong - dropped away quickly - finished well held in 8th 8/11 shd 9-9 4061A50A Rob Hornby 28/1
17 Dec 25+20d Kempton (AW) Happy Christmas From The Kempton-Park Team Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 10 ran Knocked about shortly after the off - settled at the back of the field - pushed along and nudged into contention over a furlong out - unable to find more inside the last and beaten into 8th 8/10 1¾ 9-0 4583A48A Sean D Bowen 40/1
27 Nov 25+56d Chelmsford City (AW) Betfair Exchange Beacons Handicap (Timeform Sprint Series Qualifier) Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran Held up early - pulling hard towards the back - unable to make an impression - beaten home in 7th 7/12 ½ 8-9 46104A58A Gina Mangan 100/1
02 Oct 25+44d Chelmsford City (AW) Betfair Exchange Beacons Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 5 ran Poor break - stuck at the back and pushed along with 2f left - lost touch inside final furlong 5/5 1½ 9-2 —64C40B Dylan Hogan 200/1
19 Aug 25+132d Brighton Matt & Jacob together Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 3 ran Slow to break - settled behind front group - shifted right approaching 2f out then drifted and lost ground inside final furlong 3/3 15 9-0 —42C35C Dylan Hogan 66/1
09 Apr 25 Nottingham Flat Is Back Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Good · 9 ran Tracked the pace early - urged forward with over 2f left - dropped away inside the final 2f - finished sixth well beaten 6/9 3¾ 8-11 —83C35C Sean D Bowen 80/1

Quick answers

How many races has Purpendicular (GB) won?
Purpendicular (GB) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
Who trains Purpendicular (GB)?
Purpendicular (GB) is trained by Mike Murphy, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 February 2026.
Who is Purpendicular (GB)'s sire?
Purpendicular (GB) is by Tasleet (GB) out of La Gessa (GB), whose sire is Largesse.
What is Purpendicular (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 4 February 2026. The highest on record is 46.
What is Purpendicular (GB)'s sire's record?
Tasleet (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 1,169 runs since Jan 2008 (133 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 16% from 106. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13.8% from 354.
Who are Purpendicular (GB)'s siblings?
Out of La Gessa (GB), Purpendicular (GB) has 7 other produce in our archive, 7 of them winners. Most wins: Wordismybond (GB) (9). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Poet's Prize (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2025. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.